COVID-19 is leading to the postponement of nearly every major professional sport in the US and Europe. The NBA, NHL, MLB, English Premier League, and now the Masters have been postponed due to the epidemic.
But locally, not all sports are being put on hold. Jeff Palermo has the story on the state high school boy’s basketball tournament…
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The fears over the coronavirus have resulted in the cancellation of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s basketball tournament. No March Madness and no College World Series or Women’s College World Series. The decision to cancel the College World Series caught many people in the college baseball world by surprise.
The SEC and many other leagues have already canceled all sporting events through March 30th, but LSU announced it will cancel all on and off campus activities through May 30th, effectively signaling that it is unlikely there will be a baseball season.
The NCAA announces students who lost their spring seasons due to COVID cancellations will be provided with an additional year of eligibility, but the mechanics of that have yet to be worked out, and the decision could be difficult to reconcile with professional leagues.
The Major League Baseball has halted spring training and Opening Day which was scheduled for March 26th has been halted for at least two weeks.
It’s unlikely a new CBA will be reached between the NFL and players, which would trigger salary cap provisions that could deal a hefty blow to the Saints.